EducationAl Gore: Investment in public education; with testing & local control.
Al Gore: Vouchers cause public schools to have 9:30 lunch & no desks.
George W. Bush: Federal role is funding & accountability; local innovation.

Energy & OilAl Gore: Drilling ANWR too high a price for a few months of oil.
Al Gore: Tax incentives for development of renewable energy.
George W. Bush: Replenish energy supplies with new domestic coal & pipelines.
George W. Bush: Better to drill ANWR than import oil from Saddam Hussein.

Government ReformAl Gore: Supreme Court should interpret Constitution.
Al Gore: McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform will be first bill.
Al Gore: Decreased fed workforce by 300,000; won’t increase by 20,000.
Al Gore: Use historic surplus to balance budget and help middle class.
George W. Bush: Gore plan will lead to massive government and bureaucracy.
George W. Bush: Strict constructionists on Supreme Court; not activists.
George W. Bush: Ban soft money, but no public financing of elections.

Homeland SecurityAl Gore: US military is best in history of the world.
George W. Bush: Be world’s peacemaker instead of world’s policeman.
George W. Bush: Rebuild military so it can fulfill mission to prevent war.

Principles & ValuesAl Gore: Judge me on my experience and platform.
George W. Bush: Leads by building consensus, not by following polls.
George W. Bush: End irresponsibility like ‘No controlling legal authority’.

Tax ReformAl Gore: Claim that every family is eligible for tax cut is unlikely.
Al Gore: Claim that Bush benefits “top 1%” only true with estate tax.
Al Gore: Cut taxes for 99% of middle class, not the wealthiest 1%.
George W. Bush: Clinton/Gore couldn’t deliver on 1992 tax cuts.
George W. Bush: All Americans deserve tax relief; no more “fuzzy numbers”.

War & PeaceAl Gore: Russians won’t ask Milosevic to step down.
Al Gore: Will decide about Milosevic based on 24 years of experience.
Al Gore: US must support Serbia in kicking out Milosevic.
George W. Bush: Let Russians convince Milosevic to step down.